lvm

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

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On 03/04/2012 02:48 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 03/04/2012 12:26 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>> You also used to run into a problem with some older BIOS where you
>> needed a /boot partition at the start of the disk to be sure the
>> BIOS could read it...
>
> In fact, this is the main reason for a separate /boot partition.
Once the BIOS code was updated to handle larger drives there wasn't
any need for it.
It depended on the file system you used for /. Grub has problems
with LVM and some file systems.  There are ways to get around it,
but it is easier to maintain a /boot partition.

There are still BIOS problems with larger drives. It is just that
the size limit has changed, and how the BIOS react has also changed
in some cases. It is always fun when the BIOS freezes when trying to
get info from a large drive.

Mikkel
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